Anterior funiculus

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Anterior funiculus
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Latin funiculus anterior medullae spinalis
TA98 A14.1.02.202
TA2 6110
FMA 74003
Anatomical terminology

In the spinal cord, the most lateral of the bundles of the ventral nerve roots is generally taken as a dividing line that separates the antero-lateral region into two parts: an anterior funiculus (or anterior column [1] ), between the anterior median fissure and the most lateral of the ventral nerve roots; and a lateral funiculus, between the exit of these roots and the posterolateral sulcus. [2]

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References

  1. "Spinal Cord". humanphysiology.academy. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  2. Jang, Sung Ho; Kwon, Hyeok Gyu (2013). "Deterioration of pre-existing hemiparesis due to injury of the ipsilateral anterior corticospinal tract". BMC Neurology. 13 (53): 53. doi: 10.1186/1471-2377-13-53 . PMC   3672083 . PMID   23718858.

PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text in the public domain from page 753 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)